Bićemo najbolji
We Will be the Greatest
Wir werden die Besten sein
Switzerland, November 2020
FILM,
Fiction,
20 min.
- directed by
- Jelena Vujović
- Written by
- Jelena Vujović
- Status
- In distribution
Kosovo 1998: When Dunja, a young Serbian woman, finds out that she’s pregnant she decides to run away to her aunt in Switzerland. Amir, her secret Albanian boyfriend, promises to follow as soon as possible. In Switzerland and heavily pregnant she is suddenly unable to reach him anymore. Without knowing what has happened to him, her contractions start.
credits
- World Premiere
- November 2020
- Original Version
- Albanian, Swiss-German, Serbian, German (english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 20 min.
- Production
- Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film
- Producer
- Filippo Bonacci
- directed by
- Jelena Vujović
- Written by
- Jelena Vujović
- Cinematography
- Noah Frey
- Editing
- Jelena Vujović
- Location Sound Mix
- Camille Bonard
- Sound Design
- Alban Schelbert
- Production Design
- Viviane Rapp
- Lighting Design
- Luca Marano, Simon Denzler
- Costumes
- Valentina Vujović
Cast
Aleksandra Jovanović as Dunja
Petar Đurđević as Amir
Dejana Gajdaš as Mutter
Hadži Nenad Maričić as Vater
Valentina Vujović as Tante
World Sales / World Rights
Awards
(a selection)
- Balchik, International Short Film Festival In the Palace, Special Mention (Best student fiction film category) 2022 (Winner)
- Rome, Alice nella Città, Best Direction Short Film 2021 (Winner)
- Genève, Swiss Film Award, Swiss Film Award, Best Graduation Film 2021 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
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Balchik, 19th International Short Film Festival "In the Palace"
02.04.2022 - 09.04.2022 -
Tallinn, PÖFF Shorts Festival 2021
17.11.2021 - 25.11.2021 -
Rome, 19. Alice nella Città Film Festival
14.10.2021 - 24.10.2021 -
Locarno, 74° Locarno Film Festival
04.08.2021 - 14.08.2021 -
Motovun, 24. Motovun Film Festival
27.07.2021 - 31.07.2021 -
Solothurn, 56. Solothurner Filmtage
20.01.2021 - 27.01.2021 -
Saarbrücken, 42. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken (cancelledCorona - digital alternative)
17.01.2021 - 24.01.2021 -
Winterthur, 24. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (online edition)
03.11.2020 - 08.11.2020